Yesterday we were playing in the backyard doing our best to enjoy every last rain-free day. Delphinium was enjoying a tub of warm water filled with toys, when her attention was drawn by a pile of rocks in the corner of the yard. She took her little red bucket out of the water, wandered over to the rocks, and then methodically began to sort through them. She put about one out of every five in her bucket, and I could not tell what her logic was for choosing some and rejecting others, but it looked like she was doing the most serious task of all time.
After the bucket was about one quarter full, she took it over to the tub of warm water, and dumped in all her treasures. A few minutes of swishing, and she popped them back in the bucket one by one. Without a second glance at the water and the other toys, she marched her bucket'o'rocks up the steps and into the house. She plunked the bucket down next to her little table and let out a sigh as if she was saying "well that's done at least."
I know this sounds like a boring blow by blow of a kid playing, but I've never seen her do anything so complicated before. She made a plan, worked through the steps, and did not become distracted along the way. I have no idea why, but I suppose that really isn't the point. Does this mean she'll grow up to be brilliant, focused, and dedicated, or just somebody who really likes rocks?
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Maybe she'll be a geologist. Or one of those New Agey ladies selling polished rocks from a kiosk in the mall.
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